Governor Robert Bentley has awarded grants totaling in $11 million for programs that help low income residents take steps to secure gainful employment and improve their quality of life.
Researchers at Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital say they've developed a way to scan young cancer patients' bodies for tumors without exposing them to high-levels of radiation which could lead to secondary cancers later in life.
Watching a video of a simple task before you do the task can increase brain function and improve your motor skills according to an Italian researcher.
A new study at Johns Hopkins found the antidepressant drug Citalopram helps relieve the emotional distress, excessive movement and aggression that often comes with Alzheimer's disease.
A federal prosecutor says former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward has been accepted into a pre-trial diversion program that could dismiss his point-shaving charges.
A state Senate committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would phase out the state sales tax on groceries and increase the sales tax on other purchases.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee is settling a federal lawsuit she filed against a museum in her south Alabama hometown over its sale of souvenirs featuring her name and the title of her book.
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A state Senate committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would phase out the state sales tax on groceries and increase the sales tax on other purchases.
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Wilcox County Sheriff Earnest Evans tells us a Pine Hill police officer has been shot.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The labor and delivery department at Bryan Whitfield Hospital in Demopolis is set to close at the end of the month.
The plan to triple the sales tax on liquor is no more.
A Greenville firefighter finds himself on the other side of the flames as he watches his own house burn to the ground.
If a bill doesn't make it through the legislative session, lawmakers usually try to bring it up the next year. One Alabama state senator has been trying to pass the same bill for the last 16 years.
Montgomery police say a pedestrian who was hit by a car has died of his injuries.
A driver is injured after hitting a deer in Pike County. Crews responded to the accident just after 8:30 this morning. It happened right off of Highway 29 in Banks. The driver had minor injuries.
State troopers have released the name of the person killed in a fatal accident in Montgomery County.
A Facebook photo of hanging puppy has led to a six-month jail sentence for a west Alabama man.
Wearing a football helmet may not protect a child from hits to the side of the head, an often dangerous source of brain injury.
Doctors who suspect their patients have lung disease may want to use a high resolution cat scan before resorting to a more invasive biopsy.
Babies with hearty appetites may be more prone to obesity later in life.
Nick Saban confirms he and a partner are working to open a Mercedes-Benz dealership in the Birmingham area. Al.com reports the Alabama football coach said a statement Monday he's "honored to join the Mercedes family" and "extremely excited" about the…
We continue our series "City Promises." We're taking a look at what mayors promised going into office and seeing where they are with those plans now.
